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Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

Every chemical engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chem eng program at Colorado School of Mines stacks up to those at other schools.

Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and approximately 6,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 144 chem eng majors received their bachelor's degree from Mines.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Mines Chemical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Chem Eng
  • Doctorate Degree in Chem Eng

Mines Chemical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chem eng progam at Mines compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The chem eng major at Mines is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Schools 14
Most Focused Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 21
Best Chemical Engineering Schools 25
Best Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 27
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Best Value Chemical Engineering Schools 68
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 70
Most Popular Chemical Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 76

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in chem eng from Mines. This makes it the #71 most popular school for chem eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in chem eng, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Chem Eng Graduates from Mines Make?

The median salary of chem eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mines is $70,029. This is 6% higher than $66,101, which is the national average for all chem eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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Chem Eng Student Demographics at Mines

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chem eng majors at Colorado School of Mines.

Mines Chemical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The chem eng program at Mines awarded 144 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 52% of these degrees went to men with the other 48% going to women. The typical chem eng bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Mines since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chem eng at Mines are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 99
International Students 5
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Mines Chemical Engineering Master’s Program

17% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 6 chem eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mines, about 83% were men and 17% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Colorado School of Mines with a master's in chem eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Mines also has a doctoral program available in chem eng. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Chem Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in chem eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Colorado School of Mines.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,350 $172,300
Engineers 2,500 $111,610
Engineering Professors 1,040 $106,950
Chemical Engineers 690 $100,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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